"At Amaya’s Tacos & Bakery, a tiny shop on the East Side, a group of brothers and a cousin are adding refined touches to South Texas home cooking classics with delicious results," food critic Edmund Tijerina said in a review.

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Alamo Cafe - Best Fajitas

This isn't Alamo Cafe's first rodeo; the restaurant, which has two locations, has won Readers' Choice awards for best chicken fried steak, enchiladas and fajitas. It took bronze in 2008 for the longtime favorite restaurant category.

With two locations around town, the eatery has won awards for best guacamole and best chips and salsa, according to its website. The Mexican restaurant took top honors in the Happy Hour category for the 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards.